Definitions for empyrean
ˌɛm pəˈri ən, -paɪ-, ɛmˈpɪr i ən, -ˈpaɪ ri-empyre·an

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. celestial sphere, sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, vault of heaven, welkinadjective

   the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

2. empyrean, empyrealadjective

   of or relating to the sky or heavens

   "the empyrean sphere"

3. empyreal, empyrean, sublimeadjective

   inspiring awe

   "well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity"- M.S.Dworkin; "empyrean aplomb"- Hamilton Basso; "the sublime beauty of the night"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. empyreannoun

   The region of pure light and fire; the highest heaven, where the pure element of fire was supposed by the ancients to exist: the same as the ether, the ninth heaven according to ancient astronomy.

2. empyreanadjective

   of the sky or the heavens; celestially refined

3. Etymology: From empyreus, from ἔμπυρος, from ἐν + πῦρ.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Empyreannoun

   The highest heaven where the pure element of fire is supposed to subsist.

   Etymology: ἔμϖυϱος.

   Almighty Father from above,
   From the pure empyrean, where he sits
   High thron’d above all height, bent down his eye. John Milton.

   Under his burning wheel
   The stedfast empyrean shook throughout,
   All but the throne itself of God. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

   The empyrean rung
   With hallelujahs. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. vii. l. 633.

WikipediaRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Empyrean

   In ancient cosmologies, the Empyrean Heaven, or simply the Empyrean, was the place in the highest heaven, which was supposed to be occupied by the element of fire (or aether in Aristotle's natural philosophy). The word derives from the Medieval Latin empyreus, an adaptation of the Ancient Greek empyros (ἔμπυρος), meaning "in or on the fire (pyr)".The Empyrean was thus used as a name for the incorporeal "heaven of the first day", and in Christian literature for the dwelling-place of God, the blessed, celestial beings so divine they are made of pure light, and the source of light and creation. Notably, at the very end of Dante's Paradiso, Dante visits God in the Empyrean. The word is used both as a noun and as an adjective, but empyreal is an alternate adjective form. The scientific words empyreuma and empyreumatic, applied to the characteristic smell of the burning or charring of vegetable or animal matter, have the same Greek origin.

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1. empyrean

   Empyrean refers to the highest part of heaven, believed in ancient and medieval cosmology to be inhabited by celestial beings made of pure light and to be the source of light and creation. It is often used metaphorically to describe a place or sphere of pure light, fire, or sublime beauty.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Empyreannoun

   the highest heaven, where the pure element of fire was supposed by the ancients to subsist

2. Empyreanadjective

   empyreal

3. Etymology: [See Empyreal.]

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1. Empyrean

   Empyrean, from the Medieval Latin empyreus, an adaptation of the Ancient Greek ἔμπυρος empyrus "in or on the fire", properly Empyrean Heaven, is the place in the highest heaven, which in ancient cosmologies was supposed to be occupied by the element of fire.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Empyrean

   the highest heaven, or region of pure elemental fire, whence everything of the nature of fire has been conceived to emanate, whether in the phenomena of nature or the life of man.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of empyrean in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of empyrean in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=empyrean
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Empyrean
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=empyrean
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empyrean
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empyrean
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=empyrean
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Empyrean